Elk Grove lost against Monterey Trail back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Elk Grove Thundering Herd fell 68-57 to the Monterey Trail Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Thundering Herd can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Mustangs are ranked 36th).
Several Thundering Herd players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Noah Hargrave, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 20 points. Another player making a difference was Alphonso Moore Jr., who went 5 of 9 en route to 13 points and seven boards.
Monterey Trail's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ahzeil Franklin led the charge by going 8 for 13 on his way to 21 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Rashawn Inglemon, who went 8 of 13 en route to 19 points.
Elk Grove has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-8 record this season. As for Monterey Trail, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5.
Elk Grove has already played their next game (against Cosumnes Oaks), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Monterey Trail has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Laguna Creek.
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